Dates 9 – 17 August 2008 | ||
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Venue Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium No. of events 5 (2 men, 2 women, 1 mixed) |
Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from 9 August to 17 August at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.
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Qualification
The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008. During that period, all of tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (except test events) awarded points to qualify for Olympic Games.
Draw
The Draw of the competition was held on July 26, 2008 in Beijing Henan Plaza Hotel at 16:00 CST (UTC+8). The draw was originally scheduled on August 4, 2008, just five days before the start of the competition. However it was brought forward to ensure better television broadcast scheduling.
Medal table
Retrieved from Beijing Olympics 2008 Official Website.
References
Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA